Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-29
BAPTIST BROTHERS.
YESTERDAYS PROCEEDINGS IN rHs
DAN-RIvBR ASSOCIATION.
Report Of tho Finance Committee-Har'
tinsville Church The Education
Board-0ther Notes.
Special telegram to the Dispatch.l

CLOVER, Va, July 90. In the reporS
Of yesterdays proceedings your cor
respondent should have stated that
Rev. j. NJ. Pitcher and Rev. H. q.
Crews preached most accopta6ly 10
large crowds in the Episcopal church
The report Of tho Finance Commit
tee, made by Captain Haynes this mora
ing, showed quite material AMI gratliy-
ing advance IN the contributions Oh tne
churches, the aggregate amounts
contributed by the churches being $oJ5.
J. A. Pringle, W. |. Jordan, W. >:
hdkisson, W. VI. Haynes and ): N
Edwards wire appointed comwittee
TO represent the Education Board ani
to secure good contribution for tais
board from each church during tle
next year :,
Tue report on home missions was read
by Rev. II. G.. Crews, and alter an aHie
and earnest presentation of the claims
of the board on the churches by Pro-
fessor Harrison, Rev. J. NJ. Luck, anu
Rev. Ii. q. Crews the report was adopt
ed.
Judge Barksdale read the report on
State missions.
Rev. c. &. Jones made an appeal for
bis church, Mt NaItinsyille, and W. Il.
Harksdale and Rev. j. VI. Luck pre-
scntcd the claims Of the church at Cen
trail. and after discussion by these
brethren and Rev. z. II. FOntalne the
association directed that the sum of
SlG.e3, in the hands OF the treasurer
from The contributions OF last year not
suecially devoted to any other b,nego-
lent o., jcct, be equally divided between
the church at Martinsyille and the
church at Central. A collection was
also taken for the church ut Martins
vile, amounting to about $50.
The report on tho state OF the
churches WIS read by ". NJ. Hudson.
The twenty churches OF the associl-
ton have an aggregate membership OF
.. 565-an increase OF 1872 on last
years report. There were 233 add
tons by baptism during the year. All
Of the churches have regular pastors,
and there are twenty-five Sunday
schools in the association.
The roll Of the churches was called.
and the delegates made brief and point
ed remarks on the conditions and needs
Of the various churches The reports
were in the main encouraging, but IN
many of the churches there appeared
TO be a lamontable want'of system.
The report on temperance, prepared
by J. II. Guthrie, was, in his absence,
read by Rev. j. NJ. Luck, and WAS dis
cussed in an earnest and imprisoned
speech by Rev. p. IL. Fontaine In
this association the temperance senti-
ment is rapidly growing, and the de
crease in the sale of liquor in the coun-
ty during the last year has been very
great.
Resolutions cordially and strongly
endorsing the Baptist Laymen's Union
were offered by J. \. Pringle, and after
remarks by him and an address Of rare
power and cloquence from Judge Hln-
cock, which fairly captiyated the vast
| audience, thew were unanimously
adopted. Judge Hancock earnestly
urged that among orr members there
should be some system and concerted
action.
After disposing of the usual routine
business and the adoption unanimously
Of vote Of thanks to the Glover
brethren and friends in the community
for their elegant and bountiful hos
pitality, and to the members OF the
Episcopal church for the use OF their
house OF worship, the association joined
in singing Sin the Sweet Bye and
Bye" during which the parting hand
was given.
Brother Fontaine led in prayer, and
the association adjourned to m0et with
the Hunting-Creek church on Tuesday
after the fourth SUNDAY in July, 1855
Rev. G. C.. Jones preached line
sermon to large congregation at the
Episcopal church this morning.
Rev. Z. II. Fontainc preached in the
Baptist church last night. Many whc
were anxious to hear him were kept al
home by the rain.